Schools across the U.S. are starting to rethink the abundance of digital devices in classrooms. After pouring billions of dollars into laptops, tablets and learning apps, a growing number of schools say it is time to scale back.
Pay teachers more, free breakfast and lunch for every child. These two things are the only things that you can just throw money at to improve outcomes that can be replicated everywhere.
As a generalization, they don’t need more money for textbooks, they don’t need more tech, they don’t need building upgrades, they don’t need whatever the latest software scam is, etc.
I saw somewhere that general tech in schools makes students worse overall by 2/3 of a standard deviation. A class on it is an great approach, and the constant live experimentation on our youth education needs to stop. The pain of learning isn’t optional, I say.
A proper typing and general computer useage class. With optional digital arts and coding classes. That way kids can learn to use a computer and have chances to actually put that general knowledge to the test and then expand on the skill.
Heaven knows my digital art class in high school actually taught me loads of things about how to use computers efficiently, manage back ups and storage, and other skills. It wasn’t JUST learn how to use Photoshop.
There should be 1 class for computer and tech. The rest of school can be done with pencil, paper, and a ruler.
Districts should stop playing the marketing game and spend money repairing buildings, buying up to date textbooks, and fucking paying teachers more.
I run the makerspace of a school, and totally agree with this!
Pay teachers more, free breakfast and lunch for every child. These two things are the only things that you can just throw money at to improve outcomes that can be replicated everywhere.
As a generalization, they don’t need more money for textbooks, they don’t need more tech, they don’t need building upgrades, they don’t need whatever the latest software scam is, etc.
I saw somewhere that general tech in schools makes students worse overall by 2/3 of a standard deviation. A class on it is an great approach, and the constant live experimentation on our youth education needs to stop. The pain of learning isn’t optional, I say.
A proper typing and general computer useage class. With optional digital arts and coding classes. That way kids can learn to use a computer and have chances to actually put that general knowledge to the test and then expand on the skill.
Heaven knows my digital art class in high school actually taught me loads of things about how to use computers efficiently, manage back ups and storage, and other skills. It wasn’t JUST learn how to use Photoshop.